Police seek public's help to find hit-and-run driver

FARMINGTON — Police are seeking the public's help in identifying the driver involved in a hit-and-run accident that sent one woman to the hospital on Saturday.

At about 8:15 p.m., police responded to the scene of a motor vehicle accident on Route 153 near the Farmington Country Club. There they found a heavily damaged 2012 Volkswagen Jetta.

The driver was transported to Frisbie Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries and released later that day. Her vehicle was totaled and towed from the scene.

According to police, witnesses described the fleeing vehicle as a 2000 to 2007 tan, gold, or silver extended cab Chevrolet 1500 pickup truck. The driver's side reportedly sustained significant damage and the front tire was flat.

Police said the vehicle was last seen in the area of Central Street headed toward Route 11.

The driver was a male.

Anyone with information regarding the accident can call Sgt. Michael McNeil at 755-2731, ext. 108, or anonymously call the Crimeline at 755-9797.

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